Anthony Bourdain

Author, Celebrity, Chef, Producer, Writer

Anthony Bourdain was a chef, author and television host whose 2000 memoir Kitchen Confidential made him famous. He hosted the travel shows A Cook's Tour, No Reservations and Parts Unknown before his death in 2018.

Anthony Bourdain's 45 Book Recommendations

• The Rogue's March
• Ways of Escape
• True Grit
• The Wind In The Willows
• The Devil All the Time
• Adios, Motherfucker
• How to Live
• Agents of Innocence: A Novel
• The Man who Lost the War
• A Brief History of Seven Killings
• The White Album
• The Friends of Eddie Coyle
• The Quiet American
• Prune
• Naked Lunch
• Ripley's Game
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967: “His letters are available I think the book's called The Proud Highway and his correspondence with the people is really hilarious”
• Heart of Darkness: “I want to do the whole Joseph Conrad you know Heart of Darkness thing I'm obsessed with going up the Congo River”
• Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom: “I'm currently reading Thomas Ricks's "Churchill and Orwell."”
• Ashenden: Or the British Agent: “I loved the stories in "Ashenden: Or the British Agent"”
• Dancing Bear: “What's another great crime novel? ... Dancing Bear : James crumley”
• On Boxing: “Reading (again) her terrific "On Boxing".”
• Smiley's People: “You can hardly do better than Karla from le Carré's "Smiley's People."”
• The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket: “Poe loomed large — particularly "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket."”
• Treasure Island: “I also loved "Treasure Island"”
• Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris: “'Food writing' at its very, very best. Never surpassed. What all writing about eating should be”
• Crash: “Violent. Twisted. Hilarious and beautiful”
• A Collection Of Essays: “The font of all wisdom. Orwell is right about nearly everything”
• The Dog of the South: “His book, 'Dog Of The South,' is also brilliant”
• Under the Volcano: “Re-reading the magnificent Under The Volcano before going to Cuernavaca. One of the truly great books.”
• I Hear She's a Real Bitch: “And just in case you need reminding, your book is great”
• Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story: “based on David Maraniss excellent book : ONCE IN A GREAT CITY”
• Thrown: “THROWN is an absolutely wonderful exploration of the poorly understood sport of #MMA”
• Down and Out in Paris and London: “My ode to Orwell. Be sure to read the excerpt from Down and Out..”
• Pain Don't Hurt: Fighting Inside and Outside the Ring: “Terrific article on a great guy @fightshark_com and a great book”
• Travels with My Aunt: “just read it in Paraguay. Great!”
• The Hundred-Foot Journey: “loved it. Blurbed it.”
• S.: “crazy, brilliant book/object of desire: "S" . Amazing.”
• L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food: “A great book, great food and two great charities. #LASon”
• The Shanghai Factor: “a glorious spy novel. Witty, knowing. Delicious.”
• American Dream Machine: “Up all night reading Matthew Spektor's "American Dream Machine" . Superb! Best West Coast/Hollywood novel in years.”
• The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue: “Grab @BBQsnob's amazing book, Prophets of Smoked Meat”
• I Am the Wolf: Lyrics and Writings: “Just read an advance copy of @marklanegan collected lyrics… So, so fucking good.”
• Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: “just read it. Great.”

Books written by Anthony Bourdain

• A Cook's Tour
• Bone in the Throat
• Gone Bamboo
• The Bobby Gold Stories
• Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical
• Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking
• The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
• No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach
• Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
• Get Jiro!
• Appetites: A Cookbook
• World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
• Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts
• Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi
• Kitchen Confidential